L.A. On-Location Shooting Up (A Bit) In 2Q

On-location filming in Los Angeles grew 1.1% during the second quarter compared with last year, held down in part by a sharp drop in commercials production following a 21-month surge in the category. FilmLA said in its report that TV production days dipped slightly overall in the City of Los Angeles, the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County and other local jurisdictions, led by losses in the sitcom and reality subcategories. Feature production grew 4%, though LA saw less impact from the California Film & Television Tax Credit program; only five projects receiving credits shot during the quarter, compared with 16 projects a year ago that accounted for 27% of feature production. "We expect to see Features get a boost as a new crop of incentivized projects hits the�streets,? FilmLA president Paul Audley said. ?Unfortunately, the momentum we�carried in television may be gone. A lot of the new shows you?ll see this fall won?t be�filming in California. As a result, we?re expecting a lackluster second half of the year for�TV."

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/l-a-on-location-shooting-up-a-bit-in-2q/

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